Dewatering at an Open Cast Mine
Water Extraction From A Middle Pool To The Exterior Of The Mine
Case Study Nº
30
Customer
Codelco, Ministro Hales Division
Chile
|
2016
Working Conditions
Extreme temperatures (-25° to 40°C).
Pexgol Pipes
Pexgol 160 mm Class 19 (SDR 9).
Application
Water extraction
Lenght
400 m.
Categories

The Challenge
The harsh environmental conditional where Codelco needed to install dewatering lines at the open cast mine, made the engineers opt for a change in their pipe material. They consider Pexgol as an option to decrease the repetitive failures they had with former materials.
Pexgol Solution
A 400 meters Pexgol pipe 160 mm Class 19 was provided, in one section without joints. The Pexgol pipe allowed a quick, reliable and easy installation on the harshest conditions of the open cast mine.
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